Evening Birding Species List | July 23, 2014

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 6PM – 8PM
Weather:  partly cloudy, some thunderstorm activity
Location: Hallam Lake

Species Identified
Mallard Spotted Sandpiper Rock Pigeon Broad-tailed Hummingbird (pictured above) Rufous Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Steller’s Jay		American Crow Violet-green Swallow Mountain Chickadee American Robin Cedar Waxwing Song Sparrow

Comments: Changing weather quieted the birds at first this evening, but we were treated with rising activity as the thunderstorm passed: cedar waxwings hawking insects, kingfishers on the lakeshore, broad-tailed hummingbirds fly-catching in swarms of gnats, a close encounter with a Rufous Hummingbird, and song sparrows singing. Great evening light gave us good looks at colors in plumages. Other highlights: foraging beavers and a swimming garter snake.

~ Rebecca Weiss, ACES Naturalist